CompTIA CLO-001 - Cloud Essentials

How is the course Structured?

Lesson 1: What Is Cloud Computing?

• Defining Cloud Computing
• Understanding Distributed Application Design
• Understanding Resource Management Automation
• Understanding Virtualized Computing Environments
• Understanding High-Performance Computing Models
• Understanding Cloud Computing Technologies
• Review Questions

Lesson 2: Cloud Models

• Evolving from Virtualization to the Cloud
• Planning Organizational Roles in the Cloud
• Identifying Cloud Deployment Models and Scope Modifiers
• Including Future Cloud Models
• Review Questions

Lesson 3: Service Models

• Categorizing Cloud Services
• Examining Software as a Service
• Examining Platform as a Service
• Examining Infrastructure as a Service
• Identifying Emerging Cloud Database Capabilities
• Defining Everything as a Service
• Review Questions

Lesson 4: Current Cloud Technologies

• Comparing Traditional Technologies and Cloud Alternatives
• Accessing the Cloud
• Leveraging Software as a Service
• Developing within Platform as a Service
• Implementing Infrastructure as a Service
• Empowering Mobile Computing
• Review Questions

Lesson 5: Cloud Business Value

• Identifying Business Drivers for Cloud Computing
• Examining the Business Impact
• Review Questions

Lesson 6: Cloud Infrastructure Planning

• Understanding Cloud Networks
• Leveraging Automation and Self-Service
• Understanding Federated Cloud Services
• Achieving Interoperability
• Review Questions

Lesson 7: Strategies for Cloud Adoption

• Aligning Cloud Deployments with Organizational Goals
• Identifying the Impact of Cloud Adoption to Business Processes
• Understanding the Importance of Service-Level Agreements
• Review Questions

Lesson 8: Applications in the Cloud

• Understanding the Role of Standard Applications
• Developing Cloud-Ready Applications
• Migrating Applications to the Cloud
• Preparing for Technical Challenges
• Identifying and Mitigating Risks
• Review Questions

Lesson 9: Cloud Service Rollout

• Identifying Vendor Roles and Responsibilities
• Identifying Organizational Skill Requirements
• Transitioning to Live Environments
• Preparing for Incident Management
• Review Questions

Lesson 10: Cloud Service-Level Management

• Understanding ITIL Service Management
• Applying ITIL to Cloud Computing
• Developing and Utilizing Performance Metrics
• Implementing Continual Process Improvement
• Review Questions

Lesson 11: Security in the Cloud

• Understanding Security and Risk
• Reviewing Security Standards
• Exploring Common Security Risks and Mitigations
• Implementing an ISMS
• Responding to Incidents
• Recognizing Security Benefits
• Review Questions

Lesson 12: Privacy and Compliance

• Identifying Legal Risks
• Identifying Privacy Risks
• Managing Identity in the Cloud
• Review Questions